Managed Care Pharmacy Resident

Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is among the nation's largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Health Net's mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company's POS, HMO, insured PPO, behavioral health and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to more than 7 million individuals. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company's Web site at www.healthnet.com.

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM CODE MATCH NUMBER:

192814 

JOB SUMMARY:  MANAGED CARE PHARMACY RESIDENT

The Managed Care Pharmacy Practice Residency program is an educational program that will allow post-graduate pharmacists to gain experience in managed care pharmacy, including the areas of formulary management, prior authorization, strategic benefit design, and pharmacy operations; and including participation in Health Net's National Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee and Clinical Pharmacy Advisory Committee. The Managed Care Pharmacy Resident will lend overall support to the Clinical Operations department and will be a critical resource for moving clinical initiatives forward.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides Clinical Resource for HNPS including support of Prior Authorization unit, Clinical Pharmacy Advisory Committee, P&T Committees, and Contracting Team.
• Designs, manages, and completes a clinical residency project for presentation at Western States Conference.
• Supports all HNPS initiatives to maintain Health Net drug benefit $PMPM at or below annual benchmark.
• Supports the recruitment of Pharmacy Residents at Regional and National conferences; Develops and enhances the residency program to obtain/maintain accreditation.
• Supervises Pharmacy Students and develops the student program; coordinates with regional preceptors as needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

Graduate of an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy.

Certification/License:

Licensed Pharmacist or eligible for licensure in the state of California.

Experience:

Completion of all practice hours as required to be eligible for licensure in the state of California.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong clinical pharmacy skills required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work with team members, executive management and business partners in a polished and professional manner.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment to produce solutions from concept to final deliverables required.
• Must have excellent organization skills that support the successful execution of multiple concurrent projects.
• Knowledge of PC-based software including MS Word, MS Excel, Lotus Notes, etc.

OR Any combination of academic education, professional training or work experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Health Net, Inc. supports a drug-free work environment and requires pre-employment background and drug screening.

Health Net and its subsidiaries are an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/V/D.